Well Played - The New WRECK-IT RALPH Trailer Is Here!!

If you've ever picked up a video game controller in your life, you should have a special appreciation for the world that lives inside WRECK-IT RALPH. All eras of video gaming are represented, and while it is cool to see the evolution of that industry in the graphic capabilities of those games, there's a special spot in my heart for seeing characters from Q-Bert and Pac-Man and Street Fighter and Super Mario Bros. all congregating in one location.

Disney has debuted a new trailer for WRECK-IT RALPH today (via Yahoo!), and with plenty of new jokes (and a deeper look at the bad guy support group), it looks like we've got a pretty sound animated film heading our way in November. I could do without some of the cheap potty humor, aimed at getting laughs from younger audiences, because I feel like this material is above that... but I guess this is how The Mouse reconciles having something for everyone.

"I am bad, and that's good. I will never be good, and that's not bad. There is no one I'd rather be than me."<p>
I hate to be that guy, but this is kinda a shitty message to send the kids. "It's okay to be a scumbag kids, as long as you're YOU. You can be lazy, mean, destructive, but it's what makes you special."<p>
I know it's handled in a humorous way in the movie, but the fucking HERO is a bad guy whose job is to BREAK STUFF. Moral ambiguity FTW!

How on earth did disney get permission for all these characters? I mean really, talk about copyright nightmare, combined with companies, especially nintendo, being ferociously protective of their IP. On top of that, DIsney, the most nazi company about their characters and IP this side of LucasArts going around and asking to pay to use other companies characters instead of encouraging their people to make "noticeably similar but legally different" characters to save money? Wow. Seriously, I'm kind of shocked. Anyone have any way of explaining this?

...considering how many films (books, TV episodes, etc.) revolve around the basic idea of people trying to be something they're not and occasionally being successful just being themselves (and/or sometimes growing as a person as a result of the attempt to be something they're not), I'm inclined to give the message as recited a pass. It fits perfectly, IMO. In that respect, actually, this movie looks rather delightfully...retro.
And damn I hope there's a Sinistar joke.

They probably just did it the same way they did "Who Framed Roger Rabbit". And just like that film (which didn't feature any of the Popeye characters) you've got a few holdouts (no Mario, no Pac-Man, Mortal Kombat characters replaced with similar substitutes, etc.).

...no offense, but kids are sophisticated enough not to take life lessons from a chant being done by the bad guys they beat in the video games they play.
Seriously, have some of your own, spend some time watering them, little bit of kid food, weed out a particularly weedy companion every once in awhile...you'll be surprised at how amazingly perceptive and sophisticated they are.
Given the opinion you just expressed I'd say they exceed your current expectations by a magnitude of about one hundred.

I think, if you pay attention to the trailer, that the message is that even though Ralph's purpose is to be the "bad guy" he is necessary to the people in his game. When Ralph's not around to wreck the place the game is then in true jeopardy because it isn't complete and is in danger of being unplugged. The message is that even though you might feel like the entire world is against you and you'd like to take off sometimes you might just be more important to those around you than even you or they know.

I think this movie is going to be absolutely fantastic. I was just making a comment that there are very few movies anymore, particularly children's movies, in which the good guys are GOOD, and the bad guys are BAD. You nearly always have sympathy for the bad guy, and he always has motivations that are understandable, and usually fairly reasonable, until the Good Guy becomes a jerk for trying to stop the Bad Guy. You can still make a good movie of Good vs. Evil, folks.

I am looking forward to this movie quite a bit and I agree that the message you perceive is not a good one for kids, but my impression (from the trailer) is that the actual message is about trying to be good, even if you've been told your whole life that you need to be bad.
I see the chant as a bit of brainwashing that Ralph is going to ultimately resist, since doing good is more important than adhering to what your family tells you to do.

make them THINK they have to be, i.e. bad, liar, drug addict etc. Ralph's entire journey is going to show kids you can always make YOUR OWN choices and ultimately be a good person or hero. As they say, it's not how you START but how you FINISH.

Plus it's a kids movie after all - poop jokes are hilariously universal to kids. My 3 year old nephew did a complete non-sequitar by randomly responding with "poop" everytime I quizzed him - and we found ourselves laughing hysterically. Sometimes it's ok to laugh at stupid shit. As long as the movie overall isn't dumbed down and condescending, I don't mind a little bit of idiot humor in there. Nothings worse than hearing a 40 year old man child getting all pissy about how there is childish humor in a kids movie as if he expected the movie's writers to have written the movie specifically to suit his tastes. Grow up!

Ahh yes...even with the cornballs coming out of Disney's ass with most everything they touch, this has great, highly nostalgic appeal to me.
Just seeing that shot of the coily snake from Q-bert and that little fireball guy with the sign that read "Will NPC in FPS for food" was just hilarious on many levels.
Highly looking forward to this....
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West of house.
You are standing in an open field, west of a white house, with a boarded front door.
There is a small mailbox here.
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God I loved that game!
Also spotted dig dug and frogger.
If they have a cameo from Crazy Climber and/or Mr Do then ill love this movie forever no matter how bad it is.
( Guess where i spent my youth lol )

And truthfully for me and i imagine for a lot of others, it really is the big drawcard of this film...Hey look! There's Sonic! Alex Kidd, etc, etc.
I could watch a whole film based on the support group...but i aint gonna get that.
...Sounds shallow and prejudgmental i know. Regardless, i'll go check it out.

for some reason disney decided that because i don't live in the us i've got to wait a few more months to see the movie.
the uk release date is in February.
it's like they want people to pirate the movie.
because with a 3 month delay it's going to get pirated to hell.
disney are frakking idiots.

Opening the small mailbox reveals a leaflet.
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[as an aside...allow me to guess that a potential villain of this movie could be none other than the grandfather of all video game characters......
PONG
yep, a giant white cube that has been beaten between player paddles for so long that he's gone insane...think V-ger but funny...even if not, and even if a little predictable...it would be fun]

Only Arcade game characters where used. (so you're not going to get stuff from Doom, EWJ, Leeroy Jenkins etc)
Who knows and it takes off and does well maybe you'll see stuff like that in upcoming sequels when Fix it Felix JR is ported to home consoles or in the downloadable world?
Although I think if there is a sequel it will stay in the Arcade world and there will be a search for Fix it Felix Father, Fix It Felix Sr.

If you've got a 'Droid gadget or iPhone, take a trip down memory lane:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dotemu.neogeo.mslug3&hl=en
http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/metal-slug-3/id530060483?mt=8
Allegedly pixel perfect ports of the original arcade game ...
:)